Easy Slow Cooker Asian Style Bourbon Chicken

This simple meal is colorful, fragrant & delicious!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup LOW SODIUM soy sauce

1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup ketchup

1/4 cup bourbon

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons water

2 green onions sliced (white & green parts), optional garnish

Method:

Whisk together the soy sauce, honey, ketchup, bourbon, olive oil, ginger, garlic and red pepper to the pot of a slow cooker.

Add the chicken breasts and turn to coat both sides in the sauce. Cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 3 1/2 hours depending on the thickness of the chicken. (Turn the breasts over after 1 1/2 hours.) 

Remove the chicken to a bowl. Mix the cornstarch and water. Add to the liquid in the pot. Cover and increase the heat to high. Simmer for 30 minutes. Use two forks to shred the chicken. Reduce the heat to low and return the chicken to the pot. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Serve over rice and if desired, garnish with sliced  green onions. Makes 6 servings.

Note: This tasty dinner is so simple to make! It has a wonderful sweet and smokey flavor. ❤